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🎟️ 5+ Cool Things To Do This Weekend (Jan 8-11)

🧉 Raising Cane & Moonshine Festival (Dade City)
 📍 Pioneer Florida Museum • 15602 Pioneer Museum Rd, Dade City • Sat, Jan 10 • 10 AM–4 PM • 💲 $5–$10
Watch fresh cane syrup being made, shop vendors, and enjoy live music. A fun “old Florida” day trip.
 🔗 Festival details →

🎶 Riverside Concert Series: HOT TONIC (New Port Richey)
 📍 Sims Park • Grand Blvd & Bank St, New Port Richey • Fri, Jan 9 • 6–7 PM • 💲 Free
Free waterfront concert in downtown NPR. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the river breeze.
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😂 Craig Loydgren Comedy Show (New Port Richey)
 📍 Richey Suncoast Theatre • 6237 Grand Blvd, New Port Richey • Fri, Jan 9 • 8 PM (doors 7:15 PM) • 💲 Ticketed
A Friday-night laugh with a touring headliner in a small, local theatre.
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🛍️ Texas Roadhouse Artisan Market (Trinity / Odessa)
 📍 Texas Roadhouse • 13715 State Rd 54, Odessa • Sat, Jan 10 • 10 AM–2 PM • 💲 Free entry
Shop local makers and grab lunch after. Easy “get out of the house” win along SR-54.
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🤖 VEX Robotics Tournament (Lutz)
 📍 Steinbrenner High School • 5575 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd, Lutz • Sat, Jan 10 • 7:30 AM–6 PM • 💲 Spectator-friendly (tournament event)
Robots, teamwork, and a full day of matches. Great if you have kids who love STEM, or you just want something different.
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🌟 Spotlight Story - Raising Cane & Moonshine Festival (Dade City)

If you want an old-Florida kind of Saturday, this one is a gem.

At the Raising Cane & Moonshine Festival at the Pioneer Florida Museum, you can watch real sugar cane syrup making at the working cane mill, explore the village, and enjoy live entertainment and vendors.

Good to know:

• When: Sat, Jan 10 • 10 AM–4 PM

• Where: Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, 15602 Pioneer Museum Rd, Dade City

• Cost: Tickets ($5-$10) at the event (kid-friendly, easy daytime outing)

Quick family game plan:

1. Go earlier in the day if you have little kids.

2. Wear comfy shoes, you will do a lot of strolling.

3. If it is cool, bring a light layer for the breezy open areas.

🔗 Festival info →

🍴 Local Dining Pick

Sip on Grand (Downtown NPR)
 📍 6231 Grand Blvd, New Port Richey
A cozy, speakeasy-style wine bar with a “hidden gem” feel. Great for a low-key date night after the waterfront concert.
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💆‍♀️ Local Wellness Pick

Withlacoochee River Park: Lookout Tower is back (Dade City / East Pasco)
They repaired the lookout tower, so it’s a great “new year, new view” excuse to get outside for an easy walk and a fresh perspective.
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💸 Pasco Deals & Discounts (NEW!)

• Free library programs & take-home kits are a sneaky-great holiday win (and warm, indoor fun).
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🗺️ Around Town (New Developments & Openings)

🚄 A step closer to Brightline in the Tampa area
Not a “tomorrow” change, but it’s worth watching if you commute or love quick weekend trips.
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🏡 Real Estate Corner

Pasco County single-family market (latest full month reported: Nov 2025): Median sale price $380,000, median time to contract 47 days, 833 new listings, and 3.6 months of supply.

Florida Realtors Pasco County report (Nov 2025).

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